Notices by Gabriel (gabriel@fedi.libresolutions.network)

@tyler yeah! I just recently hit below 300 which is over 270lbs down! It's been a wild ride, but I still have further to go!

I used to think I was pretty aware of how sick and twisted things were but the latest Epstein releases make me realize that I was/am still quite naive.

I absolutely underestimated how right the dooomers were about certain things.

For those digging into the latest Epstein revelations... What's your take away?

Gonna be a tough time
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"You're absolutely right, those were our own troops we bombed!"

@hazlin
Who said it needed to be practical? 🤡

@hazlin it's a pattern I can't unsee: they get people debating the wrong questions based off faulty assumptions and nothing goes anywhere.
AI "sentience" is an absurd thing to worry about but the debate manufactures consent for control over general purpose computing.

I'm really enjoying using #Mitra with pl-fe
I haven't felt this comfy since I stopped distro-hopping and installed Arch.
Would definitely recommend the combo for a personal instance!

Bros I'm finally below 300! 🎉
#WeightLoss

Pretty sus if you ask me
https://news.mit.edu/2025/nuno-loureiro-professor-director-plasma-science-and-fusion-center-dies-1216

Time to get off the fence

Oh cool a fedi post found in the wild

Gator lathering that's oddly soothing

@icedquinn If you insist....
Normally I would share AI generated crap but I found this poignant...

I need a shitposting alt....

I have no idea what's up with #XMR but wow.

@sun I basically feel that every wednesday, without having the audacity to think I'm anyone's favorite account

@SuperDicq @aperture

Just to avoid having to learn something a little technical?

If we're talking about the general public this is absolutely a huge ask. Especially if we go to the extreme and argue there's no point in switching x or y if you're not going to have a fully-free system anyways.
I think it's fair to acknowledge that as long as FOSS alternatives represent a technical burden on the user, we can't expect the people to "just switch". (Case and point: what messenging system should everyone use? That's certainly a contentious debate these days...)
That said, some of those barriers can come in the form of anti-competitive practices from proprietary systems, so it's a non trivial problem. (Should the EU have mandated iMessage to be compatible with Matrix?)
Nevermind the fact that governments are overtly hostile to software freedom for the public.
I think we should care about barriers to he general public rather than expecting them to climb over every single one just because we may have.
But I see this as a reason to support FOSS initiatives more. If we want them to compete with corporate spyware, more support/engagement/outreach is are all absolutely needed.

I think this incident radicalizes people not merely because they can't consoom but because it perfectly demonstrates that "free markets" don't actually exist in "the free world".

A lot of people support Firefox but hate the Mozilla direction. Has there been any serious effort to not just fork/tweak the browser but the entire project?
I think a non-profit aimed at focusing on making an actually great Free Software browser in 2026 would do well...
Or is it just that Mozilla is "good enough" that the few real objectors just move on and focus on other things entirely?